Not even bad in a good way

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

THE QUARANTINE HAUNTINGS is an indie horror flick from Australia, mostly set inside a single building (a quarantine station, whatever that is). A bunch of kids hole up there and attempt to solve some strange events, and a lot of it is recorded by CCTV and the like so that it becomes a found footage film at times. Sadly, there's barely any incident here, just very wooden acting from the amateur cast and a whole lot of sitting around and talking. You end up wondering just why you're wasting your time on it.

Another mindless teen "horror" flick, much of which consists of a group of decidedly non-interesting kids traversing some decidedly non-spooky terrain (despite having been shot in "the most haunted place in Australia") while tentatively calling out each other's names.The home they spend much of their time in seems like some kind of bunker, but what's the point of constantly recording every inch of it on security cameras if none of the characters EVER looks at a monitor to notice the peculiar (though not particularly original) goings on?Not helping matters is the the fact that lead "actress" Lauren Clark seems to be limited to two expressions; an admittedly dazzling smile, and a vacuous stare. It's impossible to become invested in the fate of any of the characters because they're all (sub)standard issue "horror teens."Relying on jumpy camera work (and black contact lenses and too much eye shadow to identify the ghosts), the movie can't even whip up a veneer of suspense. Poorly written, shot, acted and edited, at 82 minutes it manages to overstay its welcome before it's half over. Written and directed by Bianca Biasi and Arnold Perez, and produced by mistake.

A group of teenagers, led by the troubled Jasmine (Lauren Clark), conjure up the spirit of an equally troubled ghost in The Quarantine Hauntings. What follows is an interesting contemporary Australian horror film mixing Blair Witch-type found footage, creepy surveillance shots that parallel Paranormal Activity and some Tarantino-style grindhouse scenes of girls kicking ass.The film's directors (Bianca Biasi and Arnold Perez) work well to maximise the constraints of a low budget and craft a genuinely creepy tale. The cast deliver sound performances - stand outs for me were Lauren Clark, Dalisha Cristina as the ghost and Elizabeth Wiltshire, who truly anchors the film as Jasmine's ballsy best friend Skye.The Quarantine Hauntings hits the right marks considering its low budget limitations and has all the elements to be a worthy entry into the Ozploitation horror cult canon.

Supposedly based on a true account, this movie is absolutely appalling, from the opening credits, listing about 50 local NSW Australian companies who sponsored it that go on forever, to the poor acting, lighting, story line, and plot. One of the sponsors is an acting school, local to where it was shot, which suggests a lot about how bad this movie is.It's set at the haunted North Head Quarantine Station, and an unnamed suburb close by, close enough for the characters to walk to the StationI'd compare this to a poor man's answer to The Blair Witch Project - a very poor one too. There is nothing good about this movie except for walking out at the end. Don't waste your hard earned $$$ on this movie, see something else. You'll be glad you did.